Patna district | |
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  .jpg)   Clockwise from top-left: Golghar, Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulat Maneri and Ibrahim Khan, Gurudwara Patna Sahib, Digha–Sonpur Bridge, Rajkiya Hospital in Bharatpur | |
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| Coordinates (Patna): 25°25′N 85°10′E / 25.417°N 85.167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Division | Patna |
| Headquarters | Patna |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Pataliputra, 2. Patna sahib, 3. Munger (shared with Munger district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 14 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,202 km2 (1,236 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,838,465 |
| • Rank | (IN: 15th)[1] [needs update] |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,514,590 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy (2011) | 70.68%[2][3] |
| • Sex ratio | 1.897 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 30, NH 83 |
| HDI (2016) |  0.811[4] (high) |
| Website | patna |
Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Sub-divisions (Tehsils) i.e. Patna Sadar, Patna City, Barh, Masaurhi, Danapur and Paliganj.
As of 2011, it is the most populous district of Bihar and fifteenth most populous district in India.[5]
The revenue district of Patna comes under the jurisdiction of a District Collector (District Magistrate). The office of the Patna DM is in Patna Collectorate.
- ^ "District wise population in India as of 2011 census". updateOX. 2011-05-24. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
districtcensuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States". March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Patna Pin Code list, Population density, literacy rate and total Area with census 2011 details". www.indiamapia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2017-12-28.